ebay and https

[zoran]

I dont see www.ebay.co.uk to be on a secure web adress (https)! Is it safe for a user to log into it from a public/corporate computer? Can the users l/p be tracked down from a possible hacker?

 

[Intell]

The sign in page and other account pages are all HTTPS.

 

[zoran]

I don't see an https anywhere and i am signed in!

 

[maflynn]

I don't see an https anywhere and i am signed in!

The signin page is https, then you go back to http. I suppose when you're ready to execute a transaction then you may go back to https, but I can't be sure. I don't use ebay any longer so I can't tell. I can verify that when you click on the signin link you are presented with a https page to authenticate.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I don't see an https anywhere and i am signed in!

Unless you are signing in, or accessing account information or payment, you won't be in a secured https on the site.

 

[zoran]

Lets say there is a crooked IT administrator in the company one works for. Can he derive a users ebay l/p although the site is secure?

 

[Intell]

Not without making your internet browser complain and throw you an error message.

 

[zoran]

Not without making your internet browser complain and throw you an error message.

What kind of an error msg?

 

[Intell]

One that would prevent access to the site unless you purposely clicked past it.